A great concept that lost its way
To be fair, when I read the title and the synopsis I thought it had a lot of potential, but the execution left much to be desired.
To start with, I must say that the main couple, MeenPing, is adorable. They have good chemistry but in this series their acting felt a bit forced to me.
Tew and Guy, after a couple of interactions, felt very attracted to each other, especially Tew, but everything goes way too fast, I couldn't feel that attraction they were supposedly feeling for one another.
The first few episodes were quite decent. The strange mix of video games and gangsters seemed incompatible at first, but I didn't dislike it. I honestly thought it would turn out to be a fun and original concept.
Unfortunately, instead of an exciting or clever plot, we're once again faced with characters making the most illogical decisions possible, time jumps that don't explain or add anything to the story, and terrible acting.
I really disliked Wahl's character (Winner Tanatat), Guy's friend. I couldn't stand him; he was simply unbearable. Every time he appeared on screen, I felt like I was fast-forwarding the movie, which completely took me out of the story.
Wahl is manipulative and selfish. He does whatever he wants with Guy, pretending to be kind and taking advantage of the fact that Guy is in love with him.
I really disliked his character, and the worst part is that he seemed to have more screen time than Guy and Tew. I thought this was a huge mistake, since that time could have been used much better to develop the main couple's relationship.
The secondary couple was nonsensical. Without warning, Boss (Cosmo Milis) falls in love with Tul (Tinn Boonpongthong) five seconds after seeing each other. It was surreal and poorly developed. The villains in this series are incredibly weak: just plain cartoonish and cheap bad guys. It was quite pathetic and hard to take seriously.
The story could have been much more interesting, but in the end it settled for being a light drama, sometimes bland, and overall quite disappointing.
To start with, I must say that the main couple, MeenPing, is adorable. They have good chemistry but in this series their acting felt a bit forced to me.
Tew and Guy, after a couple of interactions, felt very attracted to each other, especially Tew, but everything goes way too fast, I couldn't feel that attraction they were supposedly feeling for one another.
The first few episodes were quite decent. The strange mix of video games and gangsters seemed incompatible at first, but I didn't dislike it. I honestly thought it would turn out to be a fun and original concept.
Unfortunately, instead of an exciting or clever plot, we're once again faced with characters making the most illogical decisions possible, time jumps that don't explain or add anything to the story, and terrible acting.
I really disliked Wahl's character (Winner Tanatat), Guy's friend. I couldn't stand him; he was simply unbearable. Every time he appeared on screen, I felt like I was fast-forwarding the movie, which completely took me out of the story.
Wahl is manipulative and selfish. He does whatever he wants with Guy, pretending to be kind and taking advantage of the fact that Guy is in love with him.
I really disliked his character, and the worst part is that he seemed to have more screen time than Guy and Tew. I thought this was a huge mistake, since that time could have been used much better to develop the main couple's relationship.
The secondary couple was nonsensical. Without warning, Boss (Cosmo Milis) falls in love with Tul (Tinn Boonpongthong) five seconds after seeing each other. It was surreal and poorly developed. The villains in this series are incredibly weak: just plain cartoonish and cheap bad guys. It was quite pathetic and hard to take seriously.
The story could have been much more interesting, but in the end it settled for being a light drama, sometimes bland, and overall quite disappointing.
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